Format of embedded PostScript (EPSF) files

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From: Dave Platt
Date: Tue, 02 Aug 1988 01:11

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One of the users at my site has a text file of PostScript information
(generated via a screen-dump process on a Sun Unix system).  The file is
plain text, and appears to be a valid Adobe PostScript program
complete with the header and trailer.

He'd like to include this image in a PowerPoint document.  PowerPoint
is capable of reading files in EPSF (embedded PostScript) format via
its "Paste from..." command.  I was able to change the file's type from
TEXT to EPSF, and the file did show up in the PowerPoint get-file
dialog box... but PowerPoint refuses to read the file, complaining that
"some of it is missing".

What is the format of an EPSF file?  Is it simply text, with some additional
heading information?  Must I craft up some resources to tell PowerPoint how
big the image is?  Where would I look for more information?
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From: dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt)
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Subject: Format of embedded PostScript (EPSF) files
Keywords: EPSF PostScript PowerPoint
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Date: 2 Aug 88 01:11:39 GMT
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